Holley v. Town and Borough of Torrington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
ACTION by Nellie W. Holley and husband to recover damages for injury to ber land, alleged to. bave been caused by tbe change of grade of Water street in tbe town and borough of Torrington ; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and heard by a committee appointed by the court, pursuant to the prayer of the plaintiffs’ complaint.
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ACTION by Nellie W. Holley and husband to recover damages for injury to ber land, alleged to. bave been caused by tbe change of grade of Water street in tbe town and borough of Torrington ; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and heard by a committee appointed by the court, pursuant to the prayer of the plaintiffs’ complaint. The committee’s report found that the special damages of the plaintiffs arising from the change of grade were $2,948.14, said sum being the difference in the market value of the plaintiffs’ premises before and after the change of grade; and that there were…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The plaintiff, Nellie W. Holley, is the owner of a parcel of land, with building thereon, situated in the town and borough of Torrington, bounded on the south by Water street, so called, and on the east by Prospect street. At a town meeting of the town of Torrington holden on the fifth day of January, 1891, it was voted: — “ That the selectmen of this town are hereby authorized and directed to grade and lower Water street as follows: — commencing in a line of the west side of Prospect street at a point five feet below the present grade of said street, and grade and level to a true grade to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lund v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Wamesit Power Co. v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Hoyt v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Bohlman v. Green Bay & Lake Pepin Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
- Healey v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
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